Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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